Lace headband from a French maid's costume worn by Donna Summer: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A lace headband from a French maid's stage costume worn by Donna Summer. The white headband is a circular, crown shaped band with raised areas at the center of the front, back, left, and right edges. The band is constructed from a stiff plastic mesh covered with a white organza fabric. The top and bottom of the headband are edged in white lace ruffles. Handwritten black text at the interior center front of the headband reads [F.] and additional handwritten black text at the interior center back of the headband reads [CB.]. Attached to the left and right bottom interior are two, small, white ribbon loops.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1985
• Designed by: Nick Manno, American
• Worn by: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012
• Type: costume
• Type: headbands (headgear)
• Medium: synthetic fiber with plastic and metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (7.5 × 20.2 × 23.1 cm)
• Place made: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Disco (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2023.85.1.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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